Philippines may import sugar, impose suggested retail price

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MANILA -- The Department of Agriculture may import up to 200,000 metric tons of sugar to address demand, and may impose a suggested retail price on the sweetener, Secretary Emmanuel Piñol said Wednesday.

Of the total sugar imports from Thailand, 100,000 metric tons will go to factories, 50,000 to confectioneries and 50,000 metric tons to public markets and groceries, Piñol told DZMM.